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The Island Explorer is designed to offer a vacation experience that is better
for you, better for our island community, and better for future generations of
Acadia National Park visitors.
Here are just a few of the things you will accomplish when
you include the Island Explorer in your vacation plans.

1. GAIN EASY ACCESS TO SHOPS AND RESTAURANTS. Get off the bus
in village centers in Bar Harbor, Northeast Harbor, or Southwest Harbor
without searching for a parking space.

2. IMPROVE SCENIC VISTAS. Without lines of parked cars, we can
all enjoy roadside views of granite, trees, and water, instead of shining
steel, glass, rubber, and plastic.

6. AVOID 2-HOUR PARKING TICKETS. Most kayak tours, whale-watch
trips, boat cruises, and trolley tours take longer than two hours. The
majority of parking spaces in Bar Harbor are limited to no more than
two hours.

7. ENJOY TEA & POPOVERS. Ride the bus to the Jordan
Pond House and enjoy lunch or tea & popovers
served on the lawn overlooking Jordan Pond and Penobscot Mountain.

8. KEEP BIKE LANES OPEN. By using the bus you will help remove
overflow parking from bicycle lanes on the Eagle Lake Road and the Park
Loop Road.

9. PRESERVE VILLAGE LIFE. Residents and visitors alike value our
small-town quality of life. We will all enjoy it more if village streets
are less crowded with cars and recreational vehicles.

10. KEEP ACADIA OPEN. Acadia National Park can accommodate more
visitors, but not many more cars. By using the Island Explorer you will
help postpone any future decision to limit access to Acadia National
Park.